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E. S. STRAUSS.

CORSET.

No. 271,377. Patented 76.11.30, 1883.

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H. S. STRAUSS.

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Patented Jan.30,1883.

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HENRY S. STRAUSS, OF NEWV YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO HEILNER & STRAUSS, OF SAME PLACE.

CORSET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters `Patent No. 271,377, dated January 30, 1883.

Application tiled November 9, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY S. SrRAUss, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Oorsets, ot which the following is a specification.

lhe object of my invention is 'to givethecorset an easy, graceful, and unconstrained adaptation to the waist ofthe wearer, and to avoid the necessity of constraining by lacing the ro stays or springs of the corset (which are usually placed in the corset in a vertical position) to tit the waist, which causes undue pressure upon the body, and renders the stays liable to fracture from being bent into curves, and

strained to adapt them to the shape and movements of the body; and my invention relates, iirst, to the patterns or shapes of the parts o t' the fabric which constitutes the body of the corset, and, secondly, to the manner of arzo ranging the stays or springs therein.

rllhe nature ot' my invention and what it consists in will be fully shown and illustrated in the following` description of the parts, and ot' the manner ot' arranging the same, taken in connection with the drawings accompanying' and forming part of this specification.

Figure 1 ofthe drawings, parts l to 13, representsthe forms and patterns of the fabric constituting each halt' ofthe corset, the-two halves Fig. 2 represents one-half ot' the corset partly in side elevation and partly in perspective, the separate patterns shown in Fig. l being sewed and stitched together in the positions shown in Fig.

2, the parts being drawn and stitched together closely in order to produce the desired shape of the corset.

It will be seen from the drawings, Fig. 2, that the parts 5 6 7 are sewed diagonally and 4o in a curved form into their psitions together, and that their upper ends do not forni part of the top ofthe corset, but are sewed to the vertical piece 13. They extend by an easy curve diagonally in the direction ot' the front ofthe corset, and have their lower ends sewed to the part 4. Parts 8 and 9 are placed in the form of a diagonal curve, extending from part 12 forward and downward and reaching to thebottom of the corset. Their upper ends are 5o sewed to part 12, the lower ends of 8 and 9 forming part of the bottom of the corset. Part 1 forms the front edge of the corset-opening, and in which are inserted the clasps for closing and opening the corset in front. Part 13 forms the edge ofthe back-opening of the corset, in which are the eyelets for the lacings of the corset. Parts l and 13 extend from the top to thebottom ofthe corset, and are provided with stays or springs somewhat stiti'er than those used in the body ofthe corset. 'Part 6o vl() is a triangular piece or gore inserted so as toifold upon itselt' somewhat, and below it is part 1l, which is made ot' india-rubber cloth, so as to be elastic and tit over the hips. Part V 12 is placed in a vertical position, and on the 65 side is sewed to part 13, and on4 its opposite side is sewed to parts 8,9, 10, and 11. Partl is a vertical triangular piece extending from top to bottom of the corset, and at its upper portion is sewed to the gore-piece 2. The gore- 7o piece 3 is placed between parts 2 and 4, and the parts 2 and 3 form the swellfor the bosom.

The corset is composed of a double thickness, and the parts of the inside and outside are out in pairs, so as to correspond when sewed together. The various pieces and parts of the corset are stitched together doubly, so that suitable pockets or sheaths for the reception of the bonesor stays are formed, and these stays or bones necessarily follow the curves 8o and diagonals above described or the straight parts, and each separate part has its own particular stays, and theXstvays in any one partor piece do not extend into any other part or piece. 8 5

It will be readily seen from the foregoing description that the sides ofthe corset will readily andwith very easy curves be adjusted to the waist ot' the wearer, the diagonal parts being so arranged as. to oti'er very slight re- 9o sstance to the corset, shaping itself by means of thelacings to the iigure ot' the waist and the adjacent portions of the person. Upon the inside of the corset is sewed a sheath of cloth extending from top to bottom, in which is inserted a stay to prevent any sagging at the sides. It is shownin dottedlines ab, Fig. 2.

Although the separate parts, 5 6 7, are cut and shaped in patterns best adapted to giving the desired shape to the corset, yet" they roo may be united so as to admit of the diagonal stays with the curves, so as to accomplish the object in view, but not in so complete a inunner, nor with the sume degree ot' improved it and comfort of tbe corset. The same may be said as to parts 8 9. Any such variations l claim to be within the substance of myinvention.

Having thus described my in'lprovelnentsn corsets,z1nd tbe manner ot constructing the same, what I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In 'ci corset, the parts numbered from l to 13, of tbe shape shown, combined and :1rranged, as set forth, with the parts 5, 6, 7, 8,

und 9, extending diagonally downward and forward from tbe back pieces, substantially in tbe manner and for the purpose described.

2. In :n corset, the parts 5, 6, 7, S, and 9, ot' the shape shown, combined und extending diagonall y down wurd and forward from the back pieces l2 and 13, and having bones or springs placed therein, substantially as set forth, and for the purpose specified.

' HENRY S. STRAUSS.

Vifitiivesses:

' GEO. U. GoFmN,

VIC/ron A. JESCHKE. 

